Last month, the CommonsProcCom recommended that all MPs should be able to correct mistakes on the official record. Thousands of people are now calling for these changes to take effect as soon as possible. (2/3)
, and asking all MPs to stand up for honesty, backing make vital changes to make the corrections system fit for purpose.
Thanks to you, we were able to appear in front of the Committee, provide written evidence, and show them that almost 50,000 supporters like you want their MP to uphold the highest possible standards of honesty and accuracy which are crucial for democracy. highlighted Government support for them, stating that: “There is clearly an appetite to extend the ministerial corrections system to include backbenchers. HM Government made clear that it supported formal corrections mechanisms for backbenchers.”
But the recommendations made by the Committee are not enough. Of those MPs currently able to correct the official record, many have simply chosen not to. Without additional measures that hold MPs to account when they refuse to correct false or misleading claims, public trust in politics will be corroded.
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